Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Reveals Mindset After Thunder's Game 4 Loss

The Oklahoma City Thunder suffered a blowout loss to the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, surrendering a 103-82 final score at the Frost Bank Center.

The series is now knotted up at two games apiece as it heads back to Oklahoma City for a crucial Game 5 matchup.

While the series score is now 2-2, back-to-back reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is choosing to look at things from a different perspective.

"The series is 2-2. 0-0 basically. It's the first to 2 games now.,” Gilgeous-Alexander said during his postgame press conference on Sunday night.

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Gilgeous-Alexander led the way for the Thunder with a team-high 19 points, but it wasn’t enough to notch the Thunder’s third consecutive win in the Western Conference Finals series. The All-Star point guard was out-dueled by Victor Wembanyama, who finished the game with 33 points, eight rebounds, five assists, three blocks and two steals - including a stunning half-court buzzer beater just before halftime.

“They just punched us in our face early,” Gilgeous-Alexander added postgame. “I think they just did a good job of being the aggressors. They were in us — forcing turnovers, being physical.”

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The series now heads back to Oklahoma City, where the Thunder split their opening two games against the Spurs. San Antonio notched a thrilling double-overtime victory in Game 1, setting the tone of the series.

Game 5 will tipoff at 8:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

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This story was originally published May 25, 2026 at 1:32 PM.